Census Reporter

Grand Rapids, MI Urbanized Area

614,821 Population
280.5 square miles 2,191.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,660 ±$443 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$63,438 ±$1,171 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

12.3% ±0.6% (73,684  ±3,384) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

20.4 minutes ±0.2 (5,950,615  ±93,335) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

229,177 ±1,398 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.6 ±0 (599,548  ±2,620) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.9% ±0.5% (9,240  ±739) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

239,892 ±1,032 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$182,900 ±$2,109 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

17% ±0.6% (102,993  ±3,457.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

91.1% ±1% (360,414  ±4,403.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
37.4% ±0.7% (147,763  ±2,865) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.7% ±0.3% (53,627  ±1,918) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

5.5% ±0.3% (25,833  ±1,209) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
25,833 Total veterans ±1,209 23,799 Male ±1,123 2,034 Female ±381

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